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Personal info

Full name
WILEY, Roy R
Date of birth
29 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Manderson, Big Horn County, Wyoming
Hometown
Big Horn County, Wyoming

Military service

Service number
37361643
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
Hamich, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 5 68

Immediate family

Members
Elmer C. Wiley (father)
Ora M. (Kile) Wiley (mother)
Harry C. Wiley (brother)
Mildred M. Wiley (sister)
Clyde E. Wiley (brother)
Robert Wiley (brother)

More information

Pvt Roy R. Wiley enlisted at Fort Logan, Colorado, on 16 March 1944.
He attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm before h enlisted.

Source of information: Max Poorthuis, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Birnel Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, www.16thinfantry.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos